Английская Википедия:Berkanan
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox rune Шаблон:Contains special characters Berkanan is the reconstructed Proto-Germanic name of the b rune Шаблон:Runic, meaning "birch". In the Younger Futhark it is called Bjarkan in the Icelandic and Norwegian rune poems. In the Anglo-Saxon rune poem it is called beorc ("birch" or "poplar"). The corresponding Gothic letter is 𐌱 b, named bairkan.
The letter shape is likely directly based on Old Italic B 𐌁, whence comes also the Latin letter B.
The rune is recorded in all three rune poems:
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Old Norwegian
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Old Icelandic
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See also
References
- ↑ Original poems and translation from the Rune Poem Page Шаблон:Webarchive.